This is Auld Lang Designs.
The creative portfolio of Nina Lang.
Hello! I’m a Professional Graphic Designer with 3+ years experience creating high-quality concepts and designs within the publishing industry. I pride myself on being versatile and can easily adapt to different styles to produce the best possible outcomes. Committed to strengthening relationships within this fantastic industry and excited to see where I can further develop my current skills. Have a wee look at some fun projects that I’ve had the privilege to work on and if you have any questions, feel free to contact me:
Skills
Expert user of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Indesign for designing and editing graphics, typography and licensed images.
Experienced user of After Effects and Premiere Pro. Comfortable working in motion design.
Use of Procreate for freelance illustration.
Use of Microsoft Office in compiling data into spreadsheets and analysing this information to understand and come up with new trends within the market.
Can easily navigate and communicate within Microsoft Teams.
Experience writing storyboard scripts in Microsoft Word.
Work Experience
Redan Publishing
Graphic Designer & Editorial Assistant
2021-current
Designing for award-winning children’s magazines such as Peppa Pig, Paddington, Hey Duggee and Friends.
Expert user of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Indesign for designing and editing graphics, typography and licensed images.
Experienced user of After Effects and Premiere Pro. Comfortable working in motion design.
Use of Procreate for freelance illustration.
Use of Microsoft Office in compiling data into spreadsheets and analysing this information to understand and come up with new trends within the market.
Can easily navigate and communicate within Microsoft Teams.
Experience writing storyboard scripts in Microsoft Word.
World Wide Napier Magazine
Graphic Designer
2020
Sole designer of a foreign language magazine.
Pitched a rebrand and became sole designer for a foreign language magazine.
Worked closely with the writers and the director.
Worked with multiple languages and proofread others work.
Created a style guide for other designers to follow in the future issues.
Invited back the next year to help design the next issue.
The Union
Marketing and Communications Agency
Design Intern
2020
Marketing agency internship. Worked on multiple projects within a team.
During lockdown I learned to manage time well and stay connected with my team while working remotely.
Pitched a new exhibition brand within the National Library of Scotland.
Pop Ins Therapy Centre
Freelance Designer
2018-2020
Designer for a child’s therapy counselling centre. Provided a logo and a variety of other promotional materials.
YCN Award
Self-led project for a Habito Mortgages Halloween campaign which later won an award.
Education
Edinburgh Napier University
BDES Graphic Design
2017-2021
First Class Honours
Crieff High School
2011-2017
Highers
Graphic Design…………………B
Art & Design……………………A
Photography…………………….B
English………………………….B
History………………………….A
Personal Interests
Short Animation
Illustration
Reading
Air Dry Clay
Book Club
Swimming